Famous People Born In Belgrade

Widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic is currently third in the list of number of Grand Slam singles titles won by male players. He is known for his powerful two-handed backhand and his service returns. Djokovic is also the only player to complete the career Golden Masters and he has achieved this feat twice.

Retired Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanović is a former world number 1 in singles. By 20, she had already won the French Open. Named one of 30 Legends of Women's Tennis by Time in 2011, she later married German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger and is now a mother of two.

Serbian basketball player Bogdan Bogdanović is known for his association with the NBA team Atlanta Hawks. A talented shooting guard, he has previously also played for the Sacramento Kings. The 2-time Serbian Player of the Year has also won an Olympic silver for Serbia and been a World Cup runners-up.

Bojana Novakovic is a Serbian-Australian actress known for her portrayal of Det. Lizzie Needham in the American police procedural drama TV series, Instinct. She has also played important roles in films like Generation Um..., Edge of Darkness, Beyond Skyline, and The Little Death. In 2004, she won the Australian Film Institute's Best Actress award for her performance in Marking Time.

Peter II of Yugoslavia reigned as the last king of Yugoslavia from 9 October 1934 until his ousting from power on 29 November 1945. Considered the last reigning king of the Karađorđević dynasty, Peter II of Yugoslavia moved to the USA after his deposition where he suffered from alcoholism and depression.

Marko Jaric is a former basketball player who specialized in playing the shooting guard position, thanks to his height of 2.01 m. A popular player in European leagues, Jaric became the first player to win two consecutive Italian League championships with two different teams. He has also won gold medals at FIBA EuroBasket and FIBA World Cup, representing FR Yugoslavia.

Serbian basketball player Nemanja Bjelica plays as a power forward for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. Starting his senior career with the Austrian club Traiskirchen Lions, he also represented NBA teams such as the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors, winning the NBA Championship with the latter.

Serbian basketball player Alen Smailagić plays for the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. The power forward scripted history as the youngest player to participate in the NBA G League. He has played for the Santa Cruz Warriors and the Golden State Warriors. He is also known for his 6’ 10” frame.

Srđan Todorović is a Serbian musician and actor. He has been part of many popular bands like Bezobrazno Zeleno, Radnička Kontrola, Disciplina Kičme, and Ekatarina Velika. Srđan Todorović is also known for playing important roles in films like Three Summer Days, War Live, and We Are Not Angels 2.

Retired Serbian tennis player Jelena Janković is a former world number 1 in singles. Apart from Serbian, she has also represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. A 4-time Olympian, she was also a runner-up at the 2008 US Open. She also won the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles with Jamie Murray.

Miloš Biković is a Serbian actor best known for playing prominent roles in popular films like South Wind and Serf. Regarded as a sex symbol in Eastern Europe, Biković is often compared with actors like James Dean and Leonardo DiCaprio for his physical appearance as well as acting style. In 2018, Miloš Biković was honored with the Medal of Pushkin.        

Miomir Kecmanovic is a Serbian tennis player who has won one doubles and one singles ATP titles so far. His best Grand Slam result so far has been his advancement to the fourth round at the 2022 Australian Open.

Serbian basketball coach and former basketball player Aleksandar Đorđević had an aillustrious playing career, which saw him win titles such as the EuroLeague with Partizan. He also won an Olympic silver and 3 EuroBasket championships with Yugoslavia. As a coach, he helped Serbia win an Olympic silver.

Former world number 23 in singles, Serbian tennis player Dušan Lajović was all of 7 when he began playing tennis. He had a major contribution in Serbia’s ATP Cup win in 2020. He was initially a regular at the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. He now also owns a café in Serbia.

Danica Curcic is a Serbian-Danish actress best known for her portrayal of Sanne in the 2014 Danish drama film Silent Heart, for which she received the Bodil Award under the Best Actress in a Leading Role category. In 2014, Danica Curcic was also honored at the Berlin International Film Festival with the prestigious Shooting Star Award.

Retired Serbian footballer Mateja Kežman had a successful spell with the Dutch club PSV and was also named the Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2002-2003. The striker also represented clubs such as Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. He is a devout Christian and flaunts religious tattoos.

Branka Katic is a Serbian actress best known for her portrayal of Ida in the 1998 Serbian romantic black comedy movie Black Cat, White Cat. She has also played important roles in many TV series, including American drama television series Big Love.

Retired Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki was once world number 12 in singles. Starting his training in tennis at age 5, he later scripted history as the first tennis player of the Open Era to win all 3 major team contests, namely, the Davis Cup, the World Team Cup, and the ATP Cup.

Dragutin Dimitrijević was a Serbian army officer best remembered for his association with a secret military society called the Black Hand, which organized the May Coup and the assassination of Queen Draga and King Alexander I of Serbia. Dragutin Dimitrijević was found guilty of conspiracy and executed by firing squad on 26 June 1917.

Nikola Duricko is a Serbian film, theater, and TV actor. He is best known for his role in the 1989 film, Poslednji krug u Monci. Over the course of his career, Nikola Duricko has won several prestigious awards such as the Zoran Radmilović Award, Best Actor award at the FEST International Film Festival, and the Miloš Žutić Award.

Serbian footballer Nemanja Gudelj represents the Spanish club Sevilla. The promising midfielder began his senior career with the Dutch club NAC Breda and later also played for Ajax, Sporting CP, and Guangzhou Evergrande. He won the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League with Sevilla.

Regarded as the first Serbian tennis star to gain international fame, Slobodan Živojinović, also known as Bobo, became the only Serb to gain world number 1 ranking in doubles apart from Nenad Zimonjić. He also grabbed headlines for his marriage to best-selling Yugoslav folk singer Lepa Brena.

Serbian basketball player Filip Petrušev, who plays for Crvena Zvezda, is known as much for his basketball skills as for his 6’ 11” frame. The talented power forward/center has been a 2-time FIBA Europe Under-18 Champion with the Serbian national squad and the 2022 EuroLeague champion with Anadolu Efes.

Marina Abramovic is a Serbian performance and conceptual artist whose work explores endurance art, body art, and feminist art. It also explores the relationship between audience and the performer, the possibilities of the mind, and the limits of the human body. Marina Abramović is also credited with founding a non-profit organization called the Marina Abramović Institute.

The daughter of renowned Serbian basketball executive and former player Predrag Danilović, Olga Danilovic is a talented tennis player in her own right. She has been coached by the likes of Àlex Corretja, Petar Popović, and Robert Cokan and achieved her career-best singles ranking of 96 in 2018.

Serbia’s 5th president, Aleksandar Vučić has also been the country’s deputy prime minister and prime minister earlier. He also held important Serbian ministries such as defense and information. Initially part of the Serbian Radical Party, he later joined the Serbian Progressive Party. He also initiated the Open Balkan economic zone.

Ana Brnabić is a Serbian politician and the current Prime Minister of Serbia. Brnabić is the first openly gay person and first woman to hold the office of the prime minister of Serbia. In 2019, Ana Brnabić was mentioned in Forbes magazine's most powerful woman in the world and most powerful female political leader lists.

Janko Tipsarevic is a Serbian retired tennis player. During his career, Tipsarević won 15 Challenger titles, one ATP doubles title, and four ATP World Tour titles. In 2010, he helped his team win the prestigious Davis Cup. Janko Tipsarević's best Grand Slam results came at the 2011 and 2012 US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals on both occasions.

Jelena Gavrilović is a Serbian singer and actress. Over the course of her career, Gavrilović has played important roles in popular films like Human Zoo and A Serbian Film. Jelena Gavrilović started her career as a theater actress before establishing herself as a popular film and TV actress.

Serbian basketball coach Igor Kokoškov has had a long association with the NBA, leading the Detroit Pistons to win the 2004 NBA Championship. He also helped Slovenia win the 2017 EuroBasket title as their head coach. After his basketball career ended prematurely due to an accident, he became Yugoslavia’s youngest coach.

Džej Ramadanovski was a Serbian folk singer. An exponent of pop-folk and turbo-folk music, Ramadanovski released 13 albums from 1988 to 2003. He is also remembered for his collaborations with numerous arrangers and lyricists, including Aleksandar Radulović. Džej Ramadanovski died due to cardiac arrest at the age of 56.

Ana Popovic is a Serbian singer and guitarist best known for co-founding a band named Hush in 1995. She is also credited with forming an eponymous band in 1999. Over the course of her career, Ana Popovic has received nominations at popular award ceremonies, such as the Blues Music Awards, French Blues Awards, British Blues Awards, and Blues Matters Awards.

Dragan Nikolic was a Serbian actor best remembered for his portrayal of Alija in the 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film The Falcon, for which he was honored with the prestigious Best Actor award at Pula Film Festival. Over the course of his career, which spanned five decades, Dragan Nikolic played various characters in films of different genres.

Predrag Bjelac is a Czech-Serbian actor best known for his portrayal of Igor Karkaroff in the 2005 fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He is also known for playing Lord Donnon in the 2008 high fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Predrag Bjelac has also appeared in several TV series, such as Warriors and Genius.

Milena Dravic was a film, TV, and theatre actress from Serbia. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Ranka in the 1962 film Prekobrojna, for which she received the prestigious Golden Arena under the Best Actress category. A versatile actress, Milena Dravic was also the recipient of Pavle Vujisić Award and the Dobričin prsten lifetime achievement award.